-did

See also: did, Did, DID, and did-

WelshEdit

Alternative formsEdit

-tid

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Welsh -dit, from Proto-Celtic *-tūss, from Proto-Indo-European *-tuHts.^[1] Cognate with Latin -tus^[2] and Proto-Germanic *-dūþiz.

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /dɪd/

Usage notesEdit

/tɪd/ and /dɪd/ are variants of the same suffix. /tɪd/ (phonetically [tʰɪd]) is always spelt -tid whereas /dɪd/ would, in theory, be represented by -tid after an unvoiced fricative (phonetically [tɪd]) and by -did after other voiced sounds (phonetically [dɪd]). /dɪd/, however, does not at present occur in any Welsh words after an unvoiced fricative.

SuffixEdit

-did m (plural -didau)

forming abstract nouns, -ness, -ment
‎glân (“clean”) + ‎-did → ‎glendid (“cleanliness”)

‎gwan (“weak”) + ‎-did → ‎gwendid (“weakness”)

‎calon (“heart”) + ‎-did → ‎calondid (“encouragement”)

Usage notesEdit

-did causes i-affection of internal vowels.

Derived termsEdit

Welsh terms suffixed with -did

ReferencesEdit

^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-did”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
^ Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (10)

[1] R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “-did”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[2] Morris Jones, John (1913) A Welsh Grammar, Historical and Comparative, Oxford: Clarendon Press, § 143 iii (10)

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